Are you a high schooler or middle schooler looking to take the next step forward in your STEM pursuits? Looking to gain merit and national recognition? Throughout our own high school careers, we have pursued all sorts of educational competitions and programs that have gathered us invaluable knowledge and opportunities. Here is the list of the best programs that we can ALL personally attest too!
Check out our carefully curated resources for kindergarten to sixth-grade students.
To ward off the learning loss that many children experience over the summer, Start with a Book offers parents, caregivers, summer program staff and librarians lots of engaging ideas for getting kids hooked on reading, exploring and learning all summer long — and beyond.
Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education.
Hands-on Science Resources for Home and School
The official website of Bill Nye The Science Guy featuring books, shows, appearances, episode guides, and home demos.
The James Dyson Foundation provides the materials and mentorship that budding inventors need, so that they can get hands-on with problems, think differently, and find solutions.
Leading provider of literacy curriculum, professional services, and classroom magazines, and a producer of educational and popular children's media
Hello Ruby is the world’s most whimsical way to learn about technology, computing and coding. We are all about curiosity, playfulness and logic.
Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. Many teachers have been using Chrome Music Lab as a tool in their classrooms to explore music and its connections to science, math, art, and more.
The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.
Website offers unique STEM related opportunities hosted by NASA
Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world.
CodeMonkey is an AWARD-WINNING online platform that teaches kids real coding languages like CoffeeScript and Python.
Check out our carefully curated eductational resources for seventh to twelfth-grade students.
A nationwide competition that encourages middle and high school students to learn coding and computer science by creating their own apps.
A statewide STEM competition where students conduct independent science research projects and present their findings to a panel of judges.
A web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6-9 that encourages teamwork to solve real-world community challenges through scientific inquiry.
A fun, interactive academic competition that engages students in chemistry concepts and real-world applications.
The world's largest pre-college STEM competition, where students showcase their independent research and compete for scholarships and awards.
A summer program offering highly talented high school students a chance to engage in advanced academic and research experiences in STEM and the arts.
A prestigious chemistry competition that challenges students to demonstrate their knowledge and problem-solving skills in theoretical and practical chemistry.
A national computer science competition that trains and evaluates students on algorithmic problem-solving and programming skills.
An organization that prepares students for careers in business and leadership through academic competitions, leadership development, and networking opportunities.
An educational simulation where students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations by representing countries in debates and negotiations.